Economic Development
GSLI provides full-service economic development consulting services to growing communities. From community marketing to lead generation, print media to online advertising, no other company uses dual experience to leverage a community’s assets to attract new business investment and create economic development projects.
Economic Development
Watch Our Presentation
Want to learn why joining the GSLI ELITE Cities Prospect Generation Network? This video will take you through the what, why, how and next steps of taking your business attraction efforts to the next level. Why not stop searching and start working qualified projects you can trust today?

GSLI can put you on the map with your targeted prospects and economic development projects.
With over 26 years of experience advising corporate site location projects, GSLI leverages experience to help bridge the knowledge gap between communities and growing companies.
GSLI helps communities position themselves for long-term success through programs and advisory services that can align with your community’s specific business attraction needs. We understand that EDOs have a significant workload that comes with their positions. Our goal is to help facilitate critical relationships and connections with key site location decision-makers to help EDO professionals work smarter, quicker and more cost-effectively.
Our services listed below can be tailored or bundled to your specific business goals and needs.
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Services To Attract More Jobs
GSLI leverages over 26 years of consulting experience to help our EDO partners locate new economic development projects and create new relationships with their targeted prospects. Our services listed can be bundled so let us help find the perfect fit for your toughest challenges.
Business Attraction - Prospect Marketing
Increase your community’s project pipeline instantly! This program delivers 100% qualified project leads while leveraging your budget to maximize your success. Stop chasing, qualifying & following up with prospects. Exclusively work confidential projects interested in your state.
Business Attraction - Email Marketing Campaign
Target industry decision-makers with consistent and timely messaging, all without lifting a finger. GSLI’s strategically assists communities with build relationships with key decision-makers through a customized multi-step email marketing program.
Business Retention
We partner with economic development organizations to elevate current relationships and offerings to high-value, high-opportunity local businesses. GSLI creates custom automated campaigns to help EDOs cultivate strong relationships and prepare for their business’s evolving needs.
Website
GSLI creates websites to help communities spotlight their regional assets and resources to attract new companies and site locators. Lack of visibility, tangible resources & regional data creates a huge barrier for your EDO to grow! GSLI offers custom solutions fit for your biggest challenges with business attraction.
Community Video
Though site selectors aren’t local to your area, GSLI can help tell your story in a customized and impactful way. We create a visual guide for site selectors to understand your resources, assets and commitment to growth. Help position your community as a competitive leader in economic development.
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Rick Clifton
President & CEO
Covington County EDC & Business Development Center

Michael Looney
Vice President of Economic Development
San Angelo, TX Chamber of Commerce

Teresa McKnight
CEO
Regional Economic Development of Eastern Idaho

Chuck Scott
President
Emporia RDA

Larry Hall
Executive Director
Jerome 2020, Inc

Eric Montgomery
Vice President Business Development
Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance

Patrick Vanderpool
Executive Director
Tucumcari Economic Development Corporation

Diane Drussell
Assistant Director
Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation

Stacie Henn
Business Development Manager
Prince William County, Virginia

Michael Matthes
Executive Director
PACT - Promoting Appanoose & Centerville Together

Kelci Avery
Director of Marketing & Research
Economic Development Partnership

Brenda Daniels
Economic & Community Development
Electricities of North Carolina
The GSLI Elite Cities Trade Show Tour
GSLI has an exciting national tour of trade shows and conferences that will put us and our ELITE Cities in front of over 300,000 exhibitors and attendees. Each show is an excellent opportunity to learn what different industries are seeking in new sites and a great way to shake hands and build personal relationships that turn into projects.